Henry Fleming and I In The Red Badge of Courage, a young man named Henry Fleming develops many attributes I compare and contrast to. Crane "paints" a vivid picture of what life was like for the fragile Henry Fleming. He demonstrates a sense of separation in Fleming’s life that I can relate to. Crain portrays an image of insecurity in Henry, which I sharply collate with. As the narrative, The Red Badge of Courage, …showed first 75 words of 656 total…

…showed last 75 words of 656 total…his fellow comrades and his regiment, puts the dispute with his mother aside, and faces his fears and doubts. Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage summarizes this gradual and significant process with this vivid sentence: "Over the river a golden ray of sun came through the hosts of leaden rain clouds." This sentence points out that becoming what I want to become, like Henry did, takes time and continuous effort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**